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The Godmother: Murder, Vengeance, and the Women Who Took Over the Mafia by Barbie Latza Nadeau
RRP: £8.99£6.65The killing took place outside a busy coffee bar in Naples in broad daylight. Pupetta was eighteen years old and six months pregnant when she pulled the gun from her bag.The victim?A man known as Big Tony who had ordered the hit on her husband just... -
All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive by Dalal Mawad 9781399406253
RRP: £20.00£15.48'Poignant and compelling... will resonate with anyone who cares about justice and the abuse of power' - Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor and author of Sandstorm 'Essential and urgent' - Kim Ghattas, journalist and author of Black... -
Punk Women David A. Ensminger 9781621065517
RRP: £15.99£11.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621065517Author David A. EnsmingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing -
Women at War 1939-1945: The Home Front by Carol Harris
RRP: £12.99£9.87Long before the outbreak of the Second World War, official calculations showed Britain would be short of the manpower needed to fight the enemy and keep up production of weapons, food and other essentials. It was hoped that women volunteers would full... -
The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and murderous rivalry in early medieval France by Shelley Puhak
RRP: £10.99£7.99A vivid double biography of two fearless early medieval queens. 'Brings the Merovingian empire to thrilling, bewildering, horrifying life' Helen Castor 'Restores two half-forgotten and much-mythologized queens to their proper place in medieval... -
In Her Shoes: Women of the Eighth: A Memoir and Anthology by Erin Darcy
RRP: £15.99£11.79In early 2018, Erin Darcy created an online art project, In Her Shoes - Women of the Eighth, to safely and anonymously share private stories of the real and devastating impact of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. In the five months... -
The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island that Inspired L.M. Montgomery by Catherine Reid
RRP: £18.99£15.74One of Smithsonian magazine's Best Books About Travel of 2018The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables explores L. M. Montgomery's deep connection to the landscapes of Prince Edward Island that inspired her to write the beloved Anne of Green Gables series... -
A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s by Sheila Hardy 9780750964142
RRP: £12.99£9.87Being a housewife in the 1950s was quite a different experience to today. After the independence of the wartime years, women had to leave their jobs when they married and support their husband by creating a spotless home, delicious meals and an inviting... -
The Sweethearts: Tales of love, laughter and hardship from the Yorkshire Rowntree's girls by Lynn Russell 9780007508495
RRP: £8.99£7.08Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
A History of Women in the Garden by Dr Twigs Way 9781803994758
RRP: £14.99£12.55From the early misfortunes of Eve, condemning her descendants to a dubious reputation for fruit management, to the acclaimed successes of plant breeders such as the eccentric Ellen Willmott who combined bankruptcy with iris breeding, the fortunes of the... -
The Centre of the Bed: An Autobiography by Joan Bakewell 9780340823118 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£1.86'Honest and intriguing ... beautifully written.' Observer'Joan Bakewell was everywhere at every stage: reporting on the Cuban missile crisis, interviewing Allen Ginsberg and Vaclav Havel, taking chunks out of the Berlin Wall when it fell...draped in the... -
The Centre of the Bed: An Autobiography by Joan Bakewell
RRP: £10.99£7.61'Honest and intriguing ... beautifully written.' Observer'Joan Bakewell was everywhere at every stage: reporting on the Cuban missile crisis, interviewing Allen Ginsberg and Vaclav Havel, taking chunks out of the Berlin Wall when it fell...draped in the... -
Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend by Meryl Gordon
RRP: £14.99£10.05When Bunny Mellon died at age 103 on March 17th, she was the last embodiment of a Gilded Age lifestyle. Born into money (her grandfather invented Listerine), she married into even more money (the Mellon banking and oil fortune) and went on to build,... -
Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing by Lauren Delaunay
RRP: £18.95£16.72Long overdue anthology highlights women in Yosemite climbing history. - Climbing Magazine Contributors include Lynn Hill, Steph Davis, Liz Robbins, Beth Rodden, Kate Rutherford, Katie Brown and more Introduction by Mari Gingery Author is deeply... -
Napoleon's Women Camp Followers by Terry Crowdy
RRP: £11.99£8.66Researched from genuine primary sources, this is the first book to explain and illustrate the organization, activities and personal stories of the female 'support staff' who played a major role in the day-to-day life of Napoleon's armies. The... -
My Own Story (Vintage Feminism Short Edition) Emmeline Pankhurst 9781784874469
RRP: £5.99£4.63Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JESS PHILLIPSSoldier, criminal, militant, hooligan, revolutionary: these labels Emmeline Pankhurst took up and wore proudly in her long struggle for women's suffrage. This... -
Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics by Jason Porath 9780062405371
RRP: £18.99£14.31Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog... -
The Barbizon: The New York Hotel That Set Women Free by Paulina Bren
RRP: £10.99£6.67AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR'Captivating . . . a brilliant many-layered social history of women's ambition and a rapidly changing New York' Observer'A fascinating look at a piece of forgotten female history' Sunday Times'A treat, elegantly spinning a... -
Sex: Lessons From History Fern Riddell 9781473666290
RRP: £10.99£7.61Out now: the new book by Dr Fern Riddell, a powerful and entertaining history of sex. Revised and updated. __________These are the facts: throughout history human beings have had sex. Sexual culture did not begin in the sixties. It has always been... -
The Favourite: The Life of Sarah Churchill and the History Behind the Major Motion Picture Ophelia Field 9781474605359
RRP: £12.99£9.34'An incredible story crackling with royal passion, envy, ambition and betrayal ... A tour de force' Lucy WorsleySarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was as glamorous as she was controversial. Politically influential and independently powerful, she... -
Three-a-Penny: Radio 4 Book of the Week by Lucy Malleson
RRP: £9.99£6.15A rediscovered classic memoir - a fascinating insight into the life of a crime writer during and after the First World War - a woman ahead of her time.With a new introduction by Sophie HannahTHREE-A-PENNY describes what it is like to be a woman in a... -
A History of Women in Medicine: Cunning Women, Physicians, Witches by Sinead Spearing 9781526751690
RRP: £12.99£9.19Witch' is a powerful word with humble origins. Once used to describe an ancient British tribe known for its unique class of female physicians and priestesses, it grew into something grotesque, diabolical and dangerous. A History of Women in Medicine:... -
Wait for Me!: Memoirs by Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Mitford 9780312610647
RRP: £15.99£12.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312610647Author Duchess of Devonshire Deborah MitfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 386g -
Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe Nancy Goldstone 9780753826836
RRP: £10.99£7.61The four beautiful, cultured and clever daughters of the Count and Countess of Provence made illustrious marriages and lived at the epicentre of political power and intrigue in 13th-century Europe. Marguerite accompanied her husband, King Louis IX of... -
The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper's Victims by Robert Hume 9781526738608
RRP: £19.99£14.50Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly are inextricably linked in history. Their names might not be instantly recognisable, and the identity of their murderer may have eluded detectives and historians... -
The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
RRP: £27.00£22.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525560685Author Gayle Tzemach LemmonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 493gDimensions(mm)... -
A Woman's Will: The Changing Lives of British Women, Told Through the Things They Have Left Behind by Viki Holton
RRP: £22.99£15.18Heroines and harlots, political hostesses and mistresses, the women who lived in the great houses, and the thousands more who led more ordinary lives - they all have a place in British history. Many lived and died without a lasting record of their... -
Dear Zari: Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan by Zarghuna Kargar
RRP: £16.99£12.47'A poignant celebration of human resilience' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite RunnerDear Zari gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment... -
Murder at No. 4 Euston Square: The Mystery of the Lady in the Cellar by Sinclair McKay
RRP: £9.99£7.32Someone must have known what happened to Matilda Hacker. For someone in that house had killed her.So how could the murderer prove so elusive? Standing four storeys tall in an elegant Bloomsbury terrace, No. 4, Euston Square was a well-kept, respectable... -
Wedded Wife: A Social History of Marriage by Ms. Rachael Lennon 9780711267121
RRP: £9.99£7.00In this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and accessible examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK.Wedded Wife tells a remarkable story of how this institution has developed from... -
Women In England 1500-1760 Anne Laurence 9781842126226
RRP: £12.99£8.83Drawing on a wide range of recent research, WOMEN IN ENGLAND is an intimate social history of women who experienced life between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution.Anne Laurence writes about marriage, sex, childbirth, work within and outside... -
Fortune's Many Houses: A Victorian Visionary, a Noble Scottish Family, and a Lost Inheritance by Simon Welfare
RRP: £25.00£18.30A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who tried to change the world for the better but paid a heavy price. This... -
Women in Aviation by Julian Hale
RRP: £7.99£6.44Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart may be the most famous trailblazing women within the world of early aviation, but there were many others. From the Wright brothers' sister Katherine, who was awarded the Legion d'honneur, to Mary, Lady Heath, the first... -
Women Who Launch: The Women Who Shattered Glass Ceilings by Marlene Wagman-Geller 9781633536951
RRP: £12.99£11.49Empowering Stories of Strong Women"These soaring stories will inspire you to live your dreams!" -Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome WomenFinalist Pacific Book Awards 2018Dorothy Parker observed, "It's a man's world;" the lady entrepreneurs and... -
Decadent Women: Yellow Book Lives by Jad Adams 9781789147896
RRP: £20.00£14.91During the 1890s, British women for the first time began to leave their family homes to seek work, accommodation, and financial and sexual freedom. Decadent Women is an account of some of these women who wrote for the innovative art and literary journal... -
The Light Over London: The most gripping and heartbreaking WW2 page-turner you need to read this year by Julia Kelly
RRP: £7.99£3.01A forgotten diary, a forbidden love affair, a desperate fight to save her country2017 When Cara Hargreaves discovers a diary from the 1940s, its contents will change her life forever...1941 When Louise Keene meets dashing RAF pilot, Paul Bolton, she is... -
The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women in Space by Loren Grush 9780349015224
RRP: £25.00£16.78The remarkable true story of America's first women astronauts'Lifts the curtain on the moment when Neil Armstrong's "one small step for man" expanded to encompass the talent, ambition and perseverance of America's first female astronauts' MARGOT LEE... -
Calamity Jane: The Life and Legend of Martha Jane Cannary by D. J. Herda
RRP: £13.99£11.00Young Martha Jane Cannary began life as a camp follower and street urchin. Parentless by the age of twelve, she morphed into the mother of two who just as often took employment as a waitress, laundress, or dance hall girl as she did an Indian scout or... -
The Women Who Shaped Politics: Empowering stories of women who have shifted the political landscape by Sophy Ridge
RRP: £10.99£7.61Sophy Ridge, presenter for Sky News, has uncovered the extraordinary stories of the women who have shaped British politics. Never has the role of women in the political world ever been more on the news agenda, and Sophy has interviewed current and former... -
WRNS: The Women's Royal Naval Service by Neil R. Storey
RRP: £8.99£6.65From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services to admit women during the First World War with the...